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Charitable giving, growth and development of church: a case of Arua archdeaconry Madi West Nile Diocese
(Uganda Christian University, 2026-05-25) Yudas Ogurubo
This study focused on the charitable giving, growth and development of church, a case of Arua Archdeaconry. The research specifically focused on the factors influencing charitable giving, challenges faced by church leadership in promoting charitable giving, strategies in strengthening Charitable giving, its Literatures were based on the earlier stated objectives where the researcher used field research design (descriptive) and the data collection analysis was done by qualitative and quantitively methods. The researcher considered 150 (one hundred fifty) respondents comprising church leaders and other church members and he used both purposive and random sampling techniques for getting the respondents. The findings revealed that charitable giving in Arua archdeaconry takes several forms such as tithes, free will offering, thanks giving contributions and special collections. It also found out that most of the giving is local and community based, that is coming mainly from church members and local business owners. Charitable giving in Arua archdeaconry has been used mainly for infrastructure development, that is constructure and renovation of churches parish offices and clergy houses. Charitable giving has led to visible growth and development in Arua archdeaconry. The challenges in giving were low-income level, mistrust. The strategies for improving charitable giving included strengthening social economic improvement of members and enhancing Christian stewardship teaching. Therefore, the researcher recommended that, there is need for the church to provide regular financial report, The church should intensify teaching on principle of giving and initiate income generating projects.
Data-driven precision public health: leveraging machine learning to track and reduce zero-dose and partially vaccinated children in Nakifuma, Uganda
(Uganda Christian University, 2026) Kenneth Michael Ogwok
Despite global progress, 14.3 million infants remain zero-dose (ZD) and 5.6 million are partially vaccinated (PV) worldwide (World Health Organization, 2024). In Uganda, where full immunization coverage stands at only 54% (Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2022), precision public health approaches are urgently needed. This study applies data science to develop a community-level risk profiling framework in a resource-limited Ugandan setting. This study aimed to: (1) identify socio-demographic, health system, and behavioral factors distinguishing ZD, PV, and fully immunized (FI) children; (2) develop and validate machine learning (ML) models predicting vaccination status; and (3) propose data-driven interventions to increase FI coverage.A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study sampled 115 children and their caregivers under five in Nakifuma Sub-county. For objective one, 35 variables were analyzed using chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests to identify significant predictors. For objective two, four supervised ML algorithms were trained on a stratified 70:30 split and evaluated using precision, recall, F1-score, and AUC. For objective three, validated model-derived risk scores informed targeted, parish-level interventions.The presence of ZD children (10.4%) was associated with negative attitudes of health workers (p=0.013), waiting time >60 minutes (p=0.021), importance of vaccines (p=0.018), and non-parent caregivers (p=0.026). The presence of PV children (40.9%) was associated with increasing child age (p<0.001) and vaccine stock-out (p=0.031), while FI children (48.7%) possessed vaccination cards (p=0.005). The best-performing algorithm was Random Forest, with an F1-score of 0.97 for ZD, 0.74 for PV, and 0.94 for FI. The clustering of ZD/PV children beyond 2 km from health facilities was used for designing a three-tier intervention matrix for sensitizing health workers, supply chain interventions, and SMS reminders.ML models were effective in triaging zero-dose, partially vaccinated, and fully immunized children. The precision public health strategy has immense scope for achieving 90% full immunization by 2030 in Uganda.
Discipleship in privately owned christian schools in Ddwaniro Sub-county, Rakai district, Uganda
(Uganda Christian University, 2026-04-30) Daniel Sukuku
The study explored and analyzed the practices, challenges, and impacts of discipleship in privately owned Christian schools in Ddwaniro Sub-County, Rakai District. Incidents of student participation in strikes, teasing, absenteeism, and irregularity in classes, among others, remain high, undermining the role of discipleship in privately owned schools in Ddwaniro Sub-County. Therefore, this study was limited to exploring how discipleship is conceptualized, identifying the methods and strategies used to promote discipleship, evaluating its effects on spiritual development, and assessing the challenges of implementing discipleship programs in privately owned Christian schools. The study was informed by a qualitative case study research design. The target population comprised pupils/students and school administrators (including head teachers, deputy head teachers, directors of studies, and Chaplains). These were purposively and conveniently sampled. Interview and focus group discussion guides were used for data collection, which was analyzed qualitatively. The results indicated that discipleship is essential for spearheading spiritual development in a school community. Discipleship strategies in schools include fellowship, seminars, and Bible study.
Discipleship integrates a Biblical worldview into all subjects. It fosters discipline, encourages deeper personal relationships, and deepens interaction among learners. The implementation of discipleship programs in privately owned Christian schools remains constrained by resource constraints, limited skills, and limited human resources. The study concluded that discipleship in privately owned Christian schools in Ddwaniro Sub-County, Rakai District, remains weak, with several loopholes. The study recommends that privately owned schools streamline discipleship programs.
Female perpetuated intimate partner violence and psychological effect among male counterparts in Rukungiri municipality, Uganda
(Uganda Christian University, 2026-05-18) Adrine Naturinda
The study explored female-perpetuated intimate partner violence and its psychological effects on male counterparts in Rukungiri municipality, Uganda. The purpose of the study was to explore the most prevalent forms of female perpetuated intimate partner violence experienced by men, the psychological effects of intimate partner violence among male counterparts and the establishment of counseling and other interventions that have helped male victims to overcome the psychological effects of intimate partner violence. The research was conducted in three Divisions (Western, Eastern and Southern) in Rukungiri Municipality, southwestern Uganda. Interpretivist perspective research approach was adopted. The target population was 196 respondents including 180 men from household survey in the three divisions in Rukungiri Municipality, 10 members of the clergy, 4 police officers from. 1 probation office and 1 legal
expert were also included in the study making a total of 196 respondents. Convenient sampling was employed for household male respondents while Purposive sampling was used to select other participants. Respondents included 44 household males,10 members of the clergy, 4 police officers, 1 probation officer and a legal expert. A qualitative research approach was use and Data was collected using face to face interviews and focus groups, with respondents purposively sampled. Results indicate that forms of intimate partner violence inflicted on men by their partners include: physical, sexual, emotional and economic violence. The study findings indicated that physical violence was the most prevelance among the forms of intimate partner violence inflicted on men by their partners. Furthermore, the psychological effects of intimate partner violence on men include depression, mental instability, anxiety, posttraumatic stress
disorders, loss of self-esteem and suicide. However, there are several interventions that can help men affected by violence perpetuated by women including treatment and support for survivors, and counseling services. These interventions can enhance psychological wellbeing and also enable individuals to recognize warning signs of IPV. Finally the study recommends that more men who are facing intimate partner violence in their homes be encouraged to seek the services
of the organizations and offices that have been designated to support them at the district, police and church. Finally, the study recommends an increase in champions for fighting intimate partner violence against men in the community
An exploration of the role of communication strategies on employee performance at the Federation of Uganda Employers
(Uganda Christian University, 2026-05-18) Resty Nambalirwa
The study aimed to explore the role of communication on employee performance at the 10 key informants. Federation of Uganda Employers. It specifically focused on; exploring employees' The findings revealed that communication strategies at the Federation of Uganda closely linked to improved performance through equal access to information, respondents. In addition, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from stratified and purposive sampling techniques were applied while selecting the further strengthen employee performance and overall organizational effectiveness. productivity, clarity of roles, teamwork, fairness, motivation, and effective decision consistency, inclusiveness, and communication systems that need to be addressed to perceptions and lived experiences regarding how the Federation of Uganda Employers' Federation of Uganda Employers through enhanced channels, open team dialogue,
making. The results further show that employees perceive communication as fair and communication training, a more inclusive organizational culture, and continuous communication strategy influences their performance a sample size of 52respondents employees of the Federation of Uganda Employers and This study was conducted using cross-sectional survey research design where both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. During the data gathering process, Employers have a strong and positive influence on employee performance by enhancing transparency, and consistent feedback, although there are still minor gaps in Lastly, the study recommended the need for strengthening communication at the assessment of communication practices to sustain and improve employee performance.